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Educational innovation is a hit | visaliatimesdelta.com | Visalia Times-Delta and Tulare Advance-Register

Educational innovation is a hit

MARCH 29, 2010

Thumbs up to innovative vocational educational programs at local schools.Say what you want about the deterioration of public education, some exciting things are taking place in local education.In no particular order:Thumbs up to the University Preparatory High School program at College of the Sequoias.The first-year program offers courses for college credit to qualified high school students while they also complete their high school education.

A total of 81 students, freshmen and sophomores, are in the first year of the program.The University Preparatory program will enter juniors next year and expand to about 150 students. When the school is filled, about 500 students will attend.

The concept is exciting: Get students accustomed to college work while they complete their high school courses.

The thinking is they will be that much more ready for college when the time comes.

The charter school is operated by the